Kitchen Renovation Before and After—Home 2 When renovating my husband’s house, (what I call Home 2), I was hoping we would achieve a stylish, affordable, and practical renovation. After looking at comps, we found that my husband had bought in a neighborhood where granite/quartz, over the stove elaborate ranges, etc. were not in any of …
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These DIY Wood Block Hearts make great Valentine’s Day decorations. They were inexpensive and only cost about $5.00 for all six (we did have all the tools needed for the project so that kept costs down). They were pretty quick to make as well. We made six of them in about a half an hour. …
This Clementine Wreath—Cellophane Wrapped is easy to make, healthy, and festive. This is a great citrus wreath to give to neighbors or teachers, family, and friends for Christmas. Giving neighbors, friends, or family a clementine wreath is usually well received as a gift. The reasons are that most people like fruit, it looks cute/classy, …
A Martinelli’s Christmas Neighbor Gift is a great way to share the holiday season with others. Giving a bottle of Martinelli’s as a Christmas gift is usually well received. People usually love this gift as it non perishable, can be shared with groups large and small, and is non alcoholic so littles, adults, and those …
I am always on the lookout for Classy Neighbor Christmas Gifts for Under $2.00 each. If you are like me, you don’t have hundreds of extra dollars in your Christmas budget for neighbor and friend gifts. We are in this position about every year as we have four children and large families on both sides. …
This inexpensive thanksgiving tablescape cost less than $35.00 to put together. If you don’t have fine china, crystal, and real silverware, you can still have a nice looking tablescape! This inexpensive thanksgiving tablescape cost less than $35.00 to put together, plus there was little-to-no clean up. Here’s how… Use a tablecloth you have. If you …
According to houzz.com the average bathroom remodel can range from $3,000 to over $100,000! The average inexpensive DIY bathroom remodel is about $5,000. Here’s how we did ours for 10% of that. When we moved into our home, there was ugly vinyl flooring, an old toilet and countertop, and the vanity was broken. We wanted …
Most DIY bathroom renovations cost upwards of $10,000.00—especially when they include new plumbing and installing a shower, tub, vanity, toilet, and flooring. Here’s how I did mine for under 9% of that figure. The guest bathroom needed an entire ‘gut remodel.’ There was no tub, shower or plumbing for it. And no flooring. Everything was outdated and old. This is the …
When I taught English in Taiwan, I loved it when I was given a gift. It showed me that the parents appreciated my teaching and working with their children. It also reminded the children that their parents respected me and treated me well (and they realized they should too). I’m a big fan of giving …
Losing weight is a very difficult and often expensive thing to do. I’ve gained and lost weight multiple times in my life due to pregnancies, knee surgeries, and other life changes. As always, I try to be frugal and save where I can. There are many ways to make losing weight less draining on the pocket …
My daughter wanted a Medieval birthday party. I was thinking of fun and inexpensive party favors. I thought it would be nice to make DIY Medieval Snow Globes. It ended up being a very easy, inexpensive, and quick activity that the kids loved. Among the crafts I thought of, the DIY Medieval snow globes were …